Cochliopa
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| Genus: | Cochliopa |
Cochliopa is a genus of freshwater snails, specifically cave snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Cochliopidae.[2]
Cochliopa is the type genus of the family Cochliopidae.[2]
This genus is not to be confused with the similar-sounding land snail genus, Cochlicopa.
Species
[edit]Species within this genus include:
- Cochliopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)[3]
- Cochliopa perforata Thompson & Hershler, 1991[4]
synonyms:
- Cochliopa texana Pilsbry, 1935 is a synonym for Pyrgulopsis texana (Pilsbry, 1935) - Phantom cave snail[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Stimpson W. (1865). "Diagnoses of newly discovered genera of gasteropods, belonging to the sub-fam. Hydrobiinae, of the family Rissoidae". American Journal of Conchology 1: 52-54.
- ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ^ "Cochliopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)". Discover Life, accessed 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Cochliopa perforata Thompson and Hershler, 1991". Discover Life, accessed 14 September 2010.
- ^ Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Lang B. K. (2010). "Transfer of Cochliopa texana to Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae) and description of a third congener from the lower Pecos River basin". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(3): 245-256. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq002.